Will Smith Tops 'Most Valuable Star'

By Staff

Thursday, February 12, 2009, 12:43

Forbes magazine has listed Will Smith to be the top most valuable actor in Hollywood. The star has topped the Forbes Star Currency list, which measures actors' financial clout.

The 'Men in black' star's films have made 5,239,409,825 dollars worldwide, while eight of his claimed the top slot at the US box office. "Will Smith stands alone as the only actor to score a perfect 10 among industry voters in the Star Currency survey," the Telegraph quoted the magazine as saying.

"He has shown, time and again, that, in today's world, regardless of the material, people want to watch Will Smith," said Ashok Amritraj, chairman and CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment.

"He is cross-genre and proved it multiple times," Amritraj added. The second and the third spots were claimed by Johnny Depp, while Leonardo DiCaprio. Fourth on the list is the luscious-lips Angelina Jolie followed by Brad Pitt on the fifth place.

"She's got the acting credibility and exposure - key ingredients. Some of her peers on the upper reaches of the list have more box office to their names, but right now, the industry clearly recognises what she can mean to a project," the magazine said.

Other stars on the list were Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson.

The top 10 actors are:

1 Will Smith

2 Johnny Depp

3 Leonardo DiCaprio

4 Angelina Jolie

5 Brad Pitt

6 Tom Hanks

7 George Clooney

8 Denzel Washington

9 Matt Damon

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